Ronald Reagan actually said...

Our goal is a very simple one: to rebuild this Nation so that individual Americans can once again be the masters of their own destiny.

Remarks on Federal Tax Reductions Following Meetings With Members of Congress

06/03/1981

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High tax rates discourage work, risk-taking, initiative, and imagination.

I recognize that many Members of Congress were faced with some hard decisions in supporting this legislation.

It was a truly bipartisan effort.

I am pleased to sign today H.R. 1251, which will release over $7 billion in urgently needed highway and transit construction funds.